Sankei Children's Book Award
Japanese literary award for children's literature / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sankei Children's Book Award (産経児童出版文化賞, Sankei jido shuppan bunka sho), literally "Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award", is a major and the oldest children's literary awards in Japan.[1]
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Sankei Children's Book Award | |
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Awarded for | "the most distinguished Japanese Children's literature, picture book for children" |
Country | Japan |
Presented by | Sankei Shimbun, Fujisankei Communications Group, Japan Railways Group |
First awarded | 1954 |
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The Sankei Children's Book Award annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished Japanese Children's literature, picture book for children", beginning with 1954 publications.
The Awards is selected from among all the children's books published in Japan of the previous year. The Awards are announced on Children's Day on May 5 every year. The award ceremony are held at the end of May or early June, and "Kiko, Princess Akishino" attends the ceremony.